WASIRU MOHAMMED TO MAKE US DEBUT SATURDAY, APRIL 10 ON SHOWTIME
BoxingAfrica.com has learned that WBO Global super bantamweight champion Wasiru Mohammed has been slated to make his US debut on April 10 against Florentino Perez Hernandez.
WBA NAMES PACQUIAO CHAMP IN RECESS, ELEVATES YORDENIS UGAS AS NEW CHAMPION
The WBA revealed on Friday that they’ve made Manny Pacquiao their ‘Champion in Recess’ at welterweight and elevated ‘regular’ 147-lb champ Yordenis Ugas to their new ‘Super’ welterweight world champion. This is a move obviously done in reaction to the 42-year-old Pacquiao’s long stretch of inactivity No one knows when Pacquiao will be…
NIGERIA’S AKEEM “DODO” SADIKU DEAD AT 37
Nigeria boxer Akeem “Dodo” Sadiku, 37, died on Saturday, two weeks after he was hospitalized at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
VIDEO: CALEB PLANT DOMINATES CALEB TRUAX, CALLS FOR CANELO UNIFICATION
Undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant successfully defended his title with a masterful unanimous decision victory over former champion Caleb “Golden” Truax in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night on Saturday night from the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
PACQUIAO’S MANAGEMENT SENDS WARNING TO THOSE TRYING TO MEDDLE
Audie Attar of Paradigm Sports has sent a firm legal warning to anyone trying to involve themselves in the business dealings of eight division champion Manny Pacquiao.
DAVID BENAVIDEZ CALLS OUT JERMALL CHARLO
David Benavidez’s grudge match with Caleb Plant wasn’t as attractive to Plant once Benavidez lost his WBC super middleweight title at the scale August 14. Benavidez became a less appealing opponent for Canelo Alvarez as well when he was stripped of that title for a second time. Well aware that Plant and Alvarez are…
ROY JONES MAY JOIN RUSSIAN BOXING FEDERATION
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. may assume office in the Russian Boxing Federation, according to statements made by the organization’s Secretary General, Kirill Shchekutyev, to Tass.